The volume of online information about Pompeii is
enormous. However, it is also scattered across cyberspace and difficult
to access. Pompeiana is intended to bring together this information
as well as the people who generate, publish, and use it. First,
by organizing the disparate links to research projects and scholarship,
Pompeiana serves as a nexus for information on the ancient city,
including original research found no where else. Second, Pompeiana
offers an ever expanding set of tools for academics and laypersons
alike. These include a searchable, online bibliography, a topography
section supplying spatial data for Pompeii and the region, information
about visiting the ruins, and how Pompeii has impacted our modern
cultural imagination. Finally, Pompeiana seeks to facilitate communication
among scholars though electronic media such as email lists, a calendar
for Pompeii and shared files.
Pompeiana is operated by Eric Poehler, Kevin Cole, Steven Ellis
and advised by a board of interested scholars:
Eric E. Poehler is
the founder and managing editor of Pompeiana.org. Eric has worked
in Pompeii for nearly a decade, working with the Anglo-American
Project in Pompeii, the Pompeii Forum Project, and, currently, with
the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia. His research
on the organization of the city's traffic can be found in the Journal
of Roman Archaeology (vol.19:59-74), Athanor XX, Current Archaeology,
and of course, right
here on Pompeiana.org. Eric is a Lecturer in Archaeology at
the University of
Massachusetts.
Kevin R. Cole is webmaster, database
manager, and content editor for Pompeiana.org. Kevin has worked
in Morgantina, Sicily and most recently, in Isthmia, Greece in addition
to Pompeii. His work in Pompeii began in 2001 and focuses on the
effects of the monumentalizing of the forum on the surrounding neighborhoods
and can be found here on
Pompeiana.org.
John Dobbins is a Classical Archaeologist who specializes in ancient
Roman art and archaeology. He has excavated in Spain, Italy, Greece,
and Syria, but for many years his research focus has been on Italy
where he is the Director of the Pompeii
Forum Project. He has also collaborated with Malcolm Bell in
preparing the final publication of the theater at Morgantina.
Dr. Bernard Frischer - University of Virginia
Bernard Frischer is the author of five books and many articles
on virtual heritage and on the Classical world and its survival.
He received his B.A. in Classics from Wesleyan University in 1971
and his Ph.D. in Classics from the University of Heidelberg in 1975.
He taught Classics at UCLA from 1976 to 2004. Since then he has
been Professor of Art History and Classics at the University of
Virginia, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for
Advanced Technology in the Humanities.
We are always looking to improve this site
by adding content, easing navigation within it, and facilitating better
communication in the online community. Criticisms and suggestions
may be sent to Pompeiana@gmail.com
